As the co-founder of Hoyes, Michalos & Associates Inc., many people assume either I’m not a real person, or I work out of some office in Toronto, or somewhere far away. That’s not the case. Even though my firm is one of the largest in Canada, I am personally responsible for our Cambridge bankruptcy and proposal office, and I personally meet with every person that files a personal bankruptcy or consumer proposal here in Cambridge. I’ve written about this before (see: Cambridge, yes I actually work here), but just to prove it, let me tell you about our community involvement.
Hoyes Michalos Cambridge Rotary Run Team
For the last ten years we have sponsored the Cambridge Times Rotary Classic, a 2.5 km and 5 km fun run, to raise money in support of KidsAbility. I strongly believe that if you are in the community, you should support your community.
This year we decided to kick it up an notch, and actually enter a team of nine Hoyes Michalos team members from both our Kitchener and Cambridge offices. We all started and finished the 5km run, which was quite an accomplishment for some us, considering the temperature on George Street topped out at 30 degrees in the middle of the run. (That’s me in the yellow shirt).
Walter Gretzky and the Hoyes Michalos Team
After the race we were pleased to receive a trophy for the best team time, and a plaque from official race starter Walter Gretzky. The team award is given to the team with the fastest cumulative time, calculated based on your fastest three runners. Fortunately I have three fast people on the team, so we won. (My time was very slow, so fortunately they didn’t need to rely on me to win).
Doug Hoyes Finishes the Race
But yes, I did finish the race (nine minutes slower than Adam, our fastest runner, but I finished).
That’s a picture of me giving the “thumbs up” sign just before I collapsed at the finish line, gasping for air. So, if you see some guy running slowly around Cambridge, gasping for air, it might be me.
And if your debts are making you gasp for air, and you want help from a local person, feel free to e-mail me, or call our Cambridge office at (519) 622-3773, and let’s get started.
